gal Friday

noun

Older Use: Sometimes Offensive. a woman who acts as a general assistant in a business office or to an executive and has a wide variety of especially secretarial and clerical duties.

Origin

1955-60; modeled on man Friday

Usage note

See girl.

Slang definitions & phrases for gal Friday

gal Friday

noun phrase

A woman assistant or secretary, esp in an office; female factotum; gofer

[1940+; fr Daniel Defoe's novel Robinson Crusoe, where the servant and companion was named Friday]